Maintaining properties - paint and prep!

Maintaining my rental properties is important to me. Even though people joke about it, I am not a slum lord.  This little house was purchased 11 years ago as a potential flip, but was rented instead and the same great family has been there ever since.

Porch before - 11 years ago

At the time of the initial reno, I pulled off the decorative brick facade, exposed the stone and had it re pointed.  We added new windows, cut the door and moved it to the front eliminating a well where leaves and trash would collect from the street.  Now, 11 years later,  it's time repair and paint the porch, door and block.

front of house before  - 11 years ago

Front of house now - after

rotted wood before

Porch after

(2)New crawlspace door & cracks patched with mortar

(1) House prior to new paint and new door

(3) Block primed with drylock primer

After Paint of block